The determination of the pituitary gland, optic chiasm, and intercavernous distance measurements in healthy subjects according to age and gender

Background: This paper was undertaken to determine the morphometry of pituitary gland diameter, pituitary gland height, intercavernous distance, optic chiasm diameter and optic chiasm height in skulls of Turkish population aged between 18-60 years. Materials and Methods: It was a retrospective study in which 292 subjects were included 187 females and 105 males, ranging from 18 up to 60 years. Subjects having brain MRI in the Radiology Department. Statistical analysis were evaluated with SPSS 21.00 programme. ANOVA Test, Chi-Square Test, and Pearson Correlation analysis were used to determine the relation and significance between measurements and age group. The p